Introduction
Introduction

Summary/Abstract: This special issue of the journal Folklore: Electronic Journal of Folklore consists of two volumes (67 & 68) and is dedicated to traditional singing with a special focus on older Finnic oral song tradition. The idea for this issue was prompted by the conference Regilaulu teisenemised ja piirid (‘Transformations and Borders of Regilaul’) held in Tartu on 26 and 27 November 2014. This conference, organised by the Estonian Folklore Archives of the Estonian Literary Museum, was the eighth in the series of conferences dedicated to the older Finnic song tradition, the first one of which was held in 2000. This year also marked the beginning of publishing a series of article collections on runosongs (Jaago & Valk 2000; Jaago & Sarv 2001; Sarv 2004; Lintrop 2006; Sarv 2012; Oras & Kalkun & Sarv 2014). Most of the articles in the series were written on the basis of the presentations given at these conferences.

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